SCHOOL PROFILE

Littlemoor Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 148848
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 341 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Oldham
Trust KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 313 295 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 159 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 154 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.1%
26.3 pts above England
School 51.1%
Oldham Council 34.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.9%
27.6 pts above England
School 47.9%
Oldham Council 30.6%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Oldham Council 0.4%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
40.6%
127
African
15.7%
49
Any other Asian background
15.7%
49
Pakistani
9.9%
31
Any other White background
4.2%
13
Any other Black background
2.6%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.4% 95 of 313 pupils
9.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.4%
Oldham Council 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.2% 79 pupils
England 14.8% 10.5 pts above
EHC plans 5.1% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Moderate learning difficulty 24
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Other difficulty or disability 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Oldham Council 56.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Oldham Council 69.2%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

58.0%

12.3 pts below England

School 58.0%
Oldham Council 66.3%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
Oldham Council 69.7%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.83 pts higher than England
School 7.05%
Oldham Council 6.61%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.66%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.85 pts higher than England
School 22.66%
Oldham Council 17.87%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.44%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.36 pts lower than England
School 1.44%
Oldham Council 1.98%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.8% 3.6 pts above England
Littlemoor Primary School
91.8%
Oldham Council
93.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information